Paul Pierce vs. Mike Riordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mike Riordan and Paul Pierce that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Paul Pierce

vs.

Mike Riordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Mike Riordan: 1968-69 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Mike Riordan 9

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Mike Riordan 9

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Mike Riordan 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Mike Riordan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Mike Riordan 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 0 Mike Riordan 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Mike Riordan 9.9

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Mike Riordan 2.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Mike Riordan 2.4

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Mike Riordan 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Mike Riordan 6,334

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Mike Riordan 1,830

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Mike Riordan 1,524

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Mike Riordan 231 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Mike Riordan 35 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Mike Riordan 639

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Mike Riordan .470

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Mike Riordan .744

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Mike Riordan 18.1 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Mike Riordan 4.9 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Mike Riordan 5.2 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Mike Riordan 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Mike Riordan 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Mike Riordan 7.3

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Mike Riordan 2.4

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Mike Riordan 1.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Mike Riordan 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Mike Riordan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Mike Riordan 613

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Mike Riordan 199

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Mike Riordan 111

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Mike Riordan 20 *

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Mike Riordan 4 *

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Mike Riordan 84

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Mike Riordan .446

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Mike Riordan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Mike Riordan .775

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Mike Riordan 15.0 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Mike Riordan 3.6 (1973)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Mike Riordan 3.0 (1973)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Mike Riordan 0.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Mike Riordan 0.3 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.